Cigarette package



April 15, 1930.

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This invention relates to new and useful improvements in packages or containers tor cigarettes, and particularly to the type oi container in which the cigarettes are enclosed. in paper and tinfoil wrappers, tolded at their ends, the folds at one end losing sealed lay a revenue stamp, and the object ol the invention is to provide an improved container so constructed that a small open ing may be easily made at one end so that a single cigarette may he lifted from its position in the bundle of packed cigarettes and easily removed therefrom.

ln my invention the cigarettes are handled together and enclosed in a plurality ot wrap pers, the outer one of which is so constructed that when in its folded position, part oil the interior wrapper is exposed to facilitate the Kill tearing of same without interfering with the outer wrapper, in other words, the container is made weaker at one end and at one corner to facilitate the tearing of the container to remove cigarettes therefrom.

' lln the drawings which illustrate my invention Figure 1 is a perspective view of the closed package.

Figure 2 is a part perspective view of the package with one corner torn away to expose the cigarettes.

Figure 3 is an end view of the bottom of the package.

Figure 4 is an end view of the top of the package in sealed condition. a

Figure 5 is a diagrammatic illustration of the package in use.

Figure 6 is a developed plan of the outside wrapper used in Figure 1.

Figure 7 is a developed plan of one modification which may be made in the cutting of the outside wrapper.

Referring more particularly to the drawings,-11 designates apa'ckage adaptedto enclose a plurality of cigarettes 12 The cigarettes are preferably Wrapped in an interior wrapper 12, an intermediate wrapper 13 and an exterior wrapper 14. The interior Wrapper is made of paper and the intermediate wrapper is made of tinfoil, and both arefolded together at their ends to totally enclose the cigarettes to protect them 'lrom injury due to handling or atmospheric changes. The foregoing IS the present method employed in paclring cigarettes in paper containers tor the market, but my improvement lies in the construction oil the outside wrapper ll, which is shown in detail in Figures ti and l. The outside wrapper consists o'l a substantially rectangular sheet 15 ot material, prelerahly paper, provided with a notch ln-or notches 1? out or tormed along one edge l& The sheet 15 is then folded or wrapped around the intermediate wrapper and sealed by any suitable means at the hottom, in the manner shown in Figure 3. ln folding the top, the lower edges 19 otthe notch or notches are preferably placed in alignment with the upper lolded edge 20 ol the intermediate wrapper and at one corner thereolt. The portion 21 ot the outside wrapper is then folded in the usual manner as shown in Fig area 2, 3 and 4:, and sealed by means ot the revenue stamp 22 in the usual manner. lit will be seen that one corner of the upper end oi the intermediate wrapper is exposed, so that same maybe torn, as shown in Figure 2, without mutilating' or destroying the outer wrapper, ln the wrapper shown in Figure 6, the edges 23 will overlap at the side in proximity to the opening while the edges till 23 of the wrapper shown in Figure 7 will overlap at the side or the package remote from the opening.

The position of the slot may he modified to position the overlapping of the edges at any desired point without departing from the spirit of the invention. r 1

In use it will be seen that the container is weakened at one end and that the interior Wrappers may be easily torn to allow easy access to the cigarettes and by gripping the container in the manner shown in Figure 5,

and by manipulating it by quick movements in the direction indicated by the arrow, the cigarettes are projected one at a time through the torn opening. This allows easy remove. of the cigarettes without damaging same.

The device is easily and economically constructed and provides a simple device which weakens the package at one corner only to allow easy access to the contents of the package. The package shown is for cigarettes, but it will be readily understood that the same type of package ma be used for granulated to acco and other e asses of merchandise.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. A cigarette package comprising inner and outer flexible paper sheets folded to provide wralppers completely enclosing the cigarettes, t e outer wrapper being provided with a preformed notch through which one corner only of the inner wrapper is exposed whereby the tearing of the inner wrapper to expose the cigarettes is facilitated. I

2. A cigarette package having inner, outer and intermediate paper wrappers, said outer wrapper having a preformed notch at one upper corner to expose the underlying portion of the intermediate wrapper whereby the intermediate and inner wrapper may be readily torn away to expose the cigarettes.

3. A cigarette package having inner and intermediate paper wrappers folded to completely enclose the cigarettes and an outer aper wrapper of substantially rectangular orm having one edge portion provided with a preformed notch to expose the upper corner portion of the intermediate wrapper when the outer wrapper is applied to and folded about the intermediate wrapper.

4. A cigarette package comprising a plurality of cigarettes, an inner Wrapper completely enveloping the cigarettes, and an outer wrapper formed of a blank overlapping at its ends and folded about the inner Wrapper to cover the sides, one end portion, and a part of the opposite end portion of the inner cigarette-enveloping wrapper, thereby leaving a part of the last-mentioned end portion of the inner wrapper exposed.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand.

J H. VAN SICKELS. 

